Adds training concerning coercive control to domestic violence training for judges and law enforcement officers.
This bill requires judges and law enforcement officers in New Jersey to receive training on coercive control as part of their existing domestic violence education. It affects municipal and Superior Court judges handling domestic violence cases, judicial personnel, and all law enforcement officers, mandating initial training within 90 days of appointment or transfer and annual in-service training. The training must cover recognizing indicators of coercive control - defined as patterns like isolating victims, monitoring movements, or threatening harm - and other key topics such as trauma-informed approaches and safety planning. The bill amends current law to update training curricula without creating new penalties or funding.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 5, 2025
Last action Dec 11, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 8, 2025
How they voted
74–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 78
Dec 8, 2025
D
Democratic50
96% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Dec 11, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrea Katz
DDemocratic
P
Mitchelle Drulis
DDemocratic
P
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
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